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(ModeL) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. F. H. WILLIAMS. APPLE PARER.

Patented Sept. 11 1883.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

(Model.

F. R. WILLIAMS.

APPLE PARER. No. 284,935.

Patented Sept. 11, 1883.

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ArnNr FRANK It. \VILLIAMS, OF, SYRACUSE, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY H. HEBBARD, OF BROCKPORT, NEXV YORK.

APPLE-PARER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 284,935, dated September 11, 1883 Application filed April 30, 1883. (Model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK R. WILLIAMS, of Syracuse, New York, have invented certain Improvements in Apple-Parers, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

' My invention relates to certain improvements in apple-parers, which improvements are fully described in the following specifica- IO tion.

My improvements-in apple-parers are rep resented in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is a top view of the bed-plate. Fig. 4 is an inverted view of the bed-plate. Fig. 5 is a section on the, line as m, Fig. 1, representing the parts to the right hand of the line of section inthat figure. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section through the screwshaft, showing also the lever which operates the core-discharger. Fig. 7 represents the trip in its forward position. Fig. 8 is a top view of the inclined guideway and its supporting- 2 5 arm. I

In the accompanying drawings of an applepa-rer embodying my improvements, AA represent the side frames; B, the bedplate; O, the upper crossbar connecting the side frames; D, the screw-shaft; E, the sliding rod carrying the knife-head F 5 G G, the tight and loose pulleys, by which power is applied to the machine; H, the swinging arm attached to the sliding rod E, by which the latter is operated from the screw D; I, the fork; .I, the cam on the bedplate, K, the paring-knife; L, the slicing-knife; N, the hand-lever; O, the doffer; P, the brake, and Q the arm carrying the guide R for the knife-head.

The general arrangement and construction of my improved apple-parer will be readily understood from an inspection of Fig. l of the drawings. Power is applied to rotate the screw-shaft D and the fork I by a belt pass- 4 5 ing over the tight pulley G, and the sliding rod E, carrying the paring and slicing knives, is caused to travel from left to right by the en-' gagement of the nut a on the arm H with the screw, the return movement being secured by the weight S and cord b. The apple on the fork I is pared, and, if desired, sliced and cored by the knives K and L as they travel along from left to right, the doffer O and coredischarger T being operated in succession from the sliding rod E by the levers U andV after the completion of the paring operation.

The machine is started by depressing the hand-lever N, as represented by the dotted I lines in Fig. 1, which movement disengages the brake Pfrom the tight pulley G, shifts the belt from the loose pulley G to the pulley G by means of the belt-shifters Z d, thereby causing the screw-shaft to revolve,-and moves down the catch 0, so as to release the swinging arm H, which is caused to swing toward the screw-shaft by the weight and cord, (see dotted lines H, Fig. 5,) thereby engaging the nut to with the screw, and imparting the traversing movement to the sliding rod and knifehead. XVhen the swinging arm H arrives at the'rightl1and end of the cam J on the bedplate, (see dotted lines H, Fig. 1,) the nut ais disengaged from the screw, and the lower end of the arm returns along the rear or curved side of the cam under the impulse received from the weight S through the cord 11, running over the pulleys f f f, arranged to accomplish this result. The path traversed by the lower end-.of the arm about the cam J is indicated by the ar rows in Fig. 3. The trip IV operates to hold the lever 'N in the depressed position and the brake P out of contact with the pulley G while the nut to is engaged'with the screw D; but as the lower end of the arm II travels back along the curved surface of the cam it moves the trip from the position indicated by the dotted lines WV, Fig. 3, to that shown by the full lines, which movement permits the spring X to apply the brake, to shift the belt from G to G, and to interpose the catch 0 in the path of the arm H.

The screw-shaft D is arranged to rotate in suitable bearings, h h, on the side frames, A A, the bearings being provided with removable bushes for convenience of repairs, if de sired. The tight pulley G is attached to the end of the shaft-by a screwstud, i, Fig. 6, entering a threaded hole in the end of the shaft, and supporting the loose pulley G. I This construction permits the ready removal of the 100 pulleys, and the substitution therefor of a pinion provided with a screw-stud, when it is desired to operate the machine by hand, in which case a gear-wheel having a handle attached thereto is applied on the stud j, Fig. 1, arranged to mesh with the pinion on the screw-shaft and to communicate motion there to. The stud j is supported from an arm, k, on the side frame A. At the other end the screwshaft carries the fork I, which may be attached thereto by a screw-joint or other suitable connection. The screw-shaft is made hollow, the sliding core-discharger T being placed therein.. A collar, Z, is placed on the screw-shaft to prevent end-play.

The rod E isarranged to slide through suitable bearings in the side frames, A A, being capable of turning also therein, for the purpose of bringing the paring and coring knives into operation on the apple on the fork, as represented by the dotted lines F K L, Fig. 2, and also to permit the engagement of the nut a on the lower end of the arm H with the screw-shaft. The knife-head F is fastened to the outer end of the sliding rod E by the set-screw m or other suitable device. The slicing and coring knife L is fastened to the arm of the knife-head, to which alsothe gib a, the lower end of which fits over the front side of the guideway, is attached by screws passing through slots, which permit-of the adjustment of the gib. The paring-knife is supported on the lower end'of the threaded rod 1), the upper end of which is fastened in the shaft 0, which turns in suitable bearings in the knife-head, for the purpose of allowing the knife to swing outward or backward from the fork, to adjust itself to the size and shape of the apple thereon. (See dotted lines K, Fig.

2.) The spiral spring q is arranged to permit the yielding motion of the knife and to keep it in contact with the apple. The upper end of the spring is attached to the set-screw m, or a hook or pin on the knife head, and its lower end is twisted around the rod 19, below the nut a, Fig. 1, thereon, by which the tension of the spring may be adjusted. The spring passes over the front end of an arm, t, which projects outward from the shaft 0, and acts also to arrest the motion of the knife toward the fork by striking against the adjustable stop .9, Fig. 1, on

the knife-head. As the lower end of the arm H travels along in front of the cam J the knife head and gib travel along the guideway It, and in order to disengage the nut a from the screw D quickly when the arm arrives at the righthand end or point of the 'cam, the rear side, a, Fig. '2, of the guideway R is inclined slightly with respect to the front of the cam,

means and the torsion given to the sliding rod E the arm is prevented from jamming or striking on the point of the cam. The inclination of theguideway R serves also to give a tapering form to the core. Any suitable paring'or slicing knife may be used in connection with my improved machine. The pulleys f f f, about which the cord 7), attached to weight S, runs, are so arranged that when the catch 0 is depressed the arm H is swung forward, thereby engaging the nut to with the screw,while at the same time the arm, sliding rod, and knife-head are returned to the left hand in Fig. 1, by the action of the weight, as soon as the nut is disengaged from the screw. As represented in Fig. 5, the end of the cord is fastened to the arm H, and passes forward around the front side of the pulley j, which is attached to the side frame A by'a suitable support, 1). From the pulley f the cord passes around the lower side of the pulley f, (sup ported from the side frame A by an arm, 10,) and thence over the pulley f, down to the weight S. hen the catch 0 is depressed, the weight falls and causes the arm H to swing forward to the position indicated by the dotted lines H', Fig. 5, when the nut it engages with the screw, and the traversing movement of the arm, sliding rod, and knife-head commences'. hand in Fig. 1 it draws the cord 1) along with it, as represented at 1), raising the weight. As soon as the nut on the arm is disengaged from the screw the weight, acting through the cord at b, causes the arm to return to its original position along the rear side of the cam, moving the sliding rod and knife-head with it. As the lower end of the arm passes around the point of the cam the gib n is disengaged fromthe guideway R, and the knife-head swings away from the fork as it returns to the left in Fig. 1, affording free access to the fork for the purpose of placing the next apple to be pared thereon.

- The hand-lever N is attached to the shaft Y, arranged underneath the bed-plate B, to rotate in the bearings row. The catch 0 is fastened on the shaft Y, so that the depression of the hand-lever will swing the catch downward out of the path of the arm H. A counter-weight, Z, may be placed on the shaft Y. Underneath the bed-plate is arranged the sliding rod 0, which extends outward beyond the side frame A, and carries the belt-shifter d d and the brake P. The outer portion, 0, of the rod 0 may be made removable, being fastened to C by a set-screw, a, or other suitable device, so that the brake and belt-shifters may be taken off the machine when it is desired to work it by hand-power. This arrangement also permits the belt-shifters to be placed either behind or below the pulleys for convenience of belting from any desired direction.

The sliding rod 0 is connected with the arm D on the shaft Y by the connection E, so that the depression of the lever N shifts the belt from the loose to the tight pulley and throws As the arm travels toward the right off the brake. The sliding rod is supported by suitable lugs on the bed-plate, as representcd at y, Figs. 1 and 4, or it may be fitted in an opening in the side frame A. A block, a, is secured on the sliding rod 0 by set-screw '1), to which the end of the connection- E is pivoted by a screw or pin, a, passing through a slot, 1 ",Fig. 1, in the connection. A pin or stud, c, inserted in the end of the connection passes upward through a slot, 6, in the bedplate, and another pin or stud, g, fastened in the block 2 passes upward through the slot h in the bed-plate. The trip WV is pivoted to the bed-plate at y, Figs. 1 and 3, so as-to swing horizontally thereon, being operated by the pins g and c. The trip is provided with an angular or bent slot, z, Fig. 3, through which the pin 9 passes. The free end of the trip is made of sufficientdepth to project into the path of the lower end of the arm H. The object of the trip is to hold the belt-shifters in such position as to keep the belt on the tight pulley Gand the brake off while the knifehead and its attachment are traveling .from left to right; and'this operation is accomplished as follows: As the rod 0, carrying the belt-shifters and the brake, moves to the right the pin 9 strikes against the beveled or inclined part a, of the slot 2 in the trip and throws the trip forward, as represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 8, so thatwhen the pressure of the hand is-removed from the handle N the belt-shifter rod 0 moves backward slightly until the pin 9 strikes against the square portion 0 of the slot 2, which arrests further motion, the parts at this time occupying the positions represented in Fig. 7 I When the arm H passes around the point of the cam,

it throws the trip back, releasing the pin gfrom the catch 0 and permitting the return of the belt-shifter rod under the action of the spring X, thereby shifting the belt onto the loose pulley G and applying the brake to the against the outside bevel, g', on the trip, and

throws the trip back, releasing the pin 9 from the catch 0 and allowing the spring X to pull the rod 0 to the left in Fig. 1, shifting the belt from the tight to the loose pulley and applying the brake, so that further motion of the machine is arrested. The slot 1) in the end of the connection E is made of such a length as to permit the movement of the pin 0 in shifting back the trip, and the connection acts positively in shifting the belt and applying the brake. A weight may be substituted for the spring X, if desired. The cam J is secured to the upper side of the bed-plate by screws 1" i, passing through slots in the cam, so as topermit of its adjustment relatively to the screw D, to secure the proper meshing of the nut a on the arm H with the thread of the Screw.

The dofferO, by which the cored apple is forced off from the core on the fork, is operated from the sliding rod E or the arm- H by the lever U. The rodor arm carries a pin, B,

which projects forward, and,as the arm moves to the right in Fig. 1, acts on the inclined end I of the bent lever U, so as to cause it to swing about its pivot into the position indicated by the dotted linesU, Fig. 1, moving the doft'er from O to O, and discharging the apple from the core on the fork. This operation takes place during the latter part of the travel of the arm, after the paring and coring of the apple has been completed, but before the core-discharger T commences to move. The bent lever U is pivoted to the upper cross-bar or to the side frame at j, Fig. 1. Its lowerend is pivoted at Z to the dofier, which consists of a rod, m, extending along the front of the machine, passing through an opening in the side frame A, or a guide thereon, and terminating with a curved end, which more or less fully surrounds the fork, as represented at O in Fig. 2. The rod m of the doffer is preferably given a curved form, as represented in Fig. 1, to cause its end 0 to travel parallel with the axis of the screw-shaft,notwithstanding the motion in a circular are which its other end reeeives from the lower extremity of the lever U. The return movement of the lever U and the doffer O is secured by a bent rod, J, inserted into the lever in such a position that as the pin B travels back with the arm it forces the bent rod J downward and swings the lever U into the position represented by the full lines in Fig. 1. The core-discharger consists of a rod, T, arranged to slide within the hollow screw-shaft, and operated from the sliding rod E or the arm H by means of the lever V. The rod T is attached to the collar n by the pin or screw 1), passing through the slot 0 in the screw-shaft and through the rod. The lever V is pivoted to a lug, g, on the side frame A, its lower end being arranged to act against the collar n, to slide it along the screw-shaft when its upper end is moved to the right hand in Fig. 6, by the arm H coming in contact therewith, as represented by the dotted lines in the drawings. By this arrangement the core-discharger is caused to slide along inside the screw-shaft, its end passing between the prongs of the fork for the purpose of forcing the core therefrom, as represented by the dotted lines T, Fig. 1. This operation takes place after the cored apple has been separated from the core by the dofier O. The coredischarger may be returned to its original position by the placing of the next apple on the fork; but I prefer to arrange the machine so that it is returned automatically by a lug, r, on the back side of the lever U, striking against the flange s on the collar n. The lever V is pivoted to the left-hand end thereof, as represented in the accompanying drawings; but this arr-an gement may be reversed, if desired.

Any suitable forms of paring or slicing knives may be employed on my improved appie-parer.

I am aware of and hereby disclaim thepatcuts of Hebbard, No. 229,251, June 29, 1880, and Carter, No. 273,255, March 6, 1883.

1. The combination, in an apple=parer, of the screw-shaft D, having fork I, sliding rod E, arm H, cam J, paring-knife K and knifehead F, and guideway R, substantially as and for the'purposes set forth.

2. The combination of the screw-shaft D, having fork I, the sliding rod E, carrying suitable paring mechanism, driving-arm H, re.- ciprocating doifer O, and bent lever U, sub stantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. The combination of the hollow screwshaft D, having fork I, sliding rod E, carrying suitable paring mechanism, driving-arm H, reciprocating eore-diseharger T, and lover V, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination of the hollow screwshaft D, having fork I, sliding rod E, carrying suitable paring mechanism, driving-arm H, reciprocating core-discharger T, lever 'V, dofi'er O, and bent lever U,,arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

, 5. The combination,with the fork and screwshaft of an apple-parer, of the reciprocating dofi'er O, and bent lever U, provided with cam I, and arranged to be operated from the movement of the paring mechanism, substantially as described.

6. The combination with the fork and screw shaft of an apple-parer, of the reciprocating dofi'er O, curved rod m, passing through guide e, and lever U, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. The combination, with. the screw-shaft 1),, having fork I, of the sliding rod ll, knifehead F and paring-kniie K, arm II, nut (I,

and cam J, the weight S and cord I), passing around the pulleyf, located so as to cause the return movement of the arm, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. The combination, with the screw=shaft and fork of an apple-parer, of suitable reciprocating paring 'incchanism operated from the scrcwshaft, pulleys G- G, belt-shifters (1 cl, brake I trip \V, and lover N, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. The combination, with the screw-shaft of an apple-parer, of the pulleys G- G, sliding rod 0, belt-shifters (Z d, brake 1?, pin 9, slotted trip \V, hand-lever N, and suitable eon.- ncetions between the hand-1ever and the rod, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

10. The combination, with the screw-shaft of an applc-parer, of the pulleys G G, sliding rod (3, belt-shiftcrs d d, brake 1, pin g, slotted trip IV, having cam-surface g, handlever N, arm 1), slotted connection E, and pin 0, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

1].. In combination with an apple-parolprovided with suit:bly-reciprocating paring mechanism, and constructed to be driven by power, the movable tripW', arranged to 0pcrate in connection with the hand-lever and spring or weight )1, to hold the belt on the tight pulley during the paring operation, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

12. "he combination, with the scrmvshaft and fork of an apple-purer, of the sliding rod 1*], carrying suitable paring mechanism, arm II, and catch 0, substantially as and for the purpos s set forth.

13. The combination, with the screwshal't and fork of an appleparer, constructed to be operated by power, of the sliding rod 1*], carrying suitable paring mechanism, a m Il', cam J, catch 0, halal-lever N, and trip \V, substantially as-and for the purposes set forth.

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Witnesses:

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